Labor Day 2025 – Illinois Labor Sponsored Events
ALTON
Aug. 20 & 23 – James Stanley Charity Softball Tournament
Location: Gordon Moore Park, Alton, IL on hwy. 140.
Contact: B. Dean Webb, 618-259-8558
Aug. 23 – Labor Celebration Parade & Picnic
Kids games, food and refreshments
Location: Parade starts at Emerick Sports Complex at 1001 N. 6th St., Wood River IL. It will continue South on 6th Street turning West on Ferguson Ave., and ending at N. Haller St. in Wood River.
Picnic for Union Members and their family –following parade at Gordon Moore Park, Alton, IL on hwy. 140. (Wrist Bands are required to attend Picnic, see your local union)
Time: Parade lineup begins at 8:00 a.m. & starts at 10 a.m. / Picnic starts after parade completion.
Contact: B. Dean Webb, 618-259-8558 or Nick Dodson, 618 363-1384
BELLEVILLE
Aug. 28– Southwestern Illinois CLC 57th annual Labor Awards Dinner
Location: Banquet Center (downstairs), Bel-Air Bowl, 200 S. Belt West, Belleville, IL 62220
Time: Doors open 6:00pm with Dinner at 7:00pm.
Cost: $30 per person ($240 table of eight) in advance or $35 at the door, Reservation deadline is August 18, 2025.
Sponsor ad book $75 or $150. Ad book deadline August 8, 2025
Contact: Charles Kaemmerer, Jr. at 618-979-4953 or Scot Luchtefeld at 618-340-8300.
Sept. 1– Labor Day Parade & Picnic
Location: Parade is in downtown Belleville, lineup starts in 4th block of South 1st St.. Parade Marshal is Belleville Mayor Jennifer Gain Meyer. The parade will end at Hough Park with the annual Picnic. Parade & Picnic open to union members and their families ONLY. Food, beverages available, and inflatable games for kids with arm bands that can be purchased at the park.
Time: Parade – vehicle lineup 8:00 a.m.; marcher’s lineup 9:00 a.m.; Promptly starts at 10:00 a.m. / Picnic ends by 3:00 p.m. Contact: Scot Luchtefeld, 618-340-8300. Special Notice: NO PETS OF ANY KIND ALLOWED AT PARADE OR PICNIC.
BLOOMINGTON – NORMAL
Sept. 1 – Labor Day Parade followed by a lunch in Miller Park for union members and their families.
Theme: “Union Rights are Civil Rights”
Location: Downtown Bloomington – starting at Front and Center Streets
Time: Parade – 9 a.m. line up, 10 a.m. start / Lunch – 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. $6 box lunch
Contact: For questions or an application contact [email protected] or call 309-208-1120
CHARLESTON
Aug. 23 – Labor Council Picnic
Location: Fox Ridge State Park, 8 miles south of Charleston on Rt. 130
Time: Lunch – Noon – 4:00 p.m. Music, BBQ dinner – all active or retired union members welcome.
Contact: Contact John Warner at 217-855-2839.
CHAMPAIGN – URBANA
Sept. 1 – Labor Day Parade & Picnic
Location: Downtown Champaign – starting at corner of Chestnut St. and Main St to Walnut St to Neil St. to Washington St.
Time: Parade staging begins at 10:00 a.m. and begins at 11 a.m. A picnic will immediately follow downtown (Neil Street Plaza) in Champaign.
Contact: David Beck at 217-721-5344
CHICAGO
Sep. 6 – Chicago Labor Day Parade & Eddie Fest
Location: Parade lineup will be at 103rd St. & S Cottage Grove Ave , marching south to 112th Street.
Time: Parade kicks off at 11am. Eddie Fest to immediately follow, until 4:00 p.m.
Information: This year’s parade kicks off at 11:00 a.m. along Cottage Grove Avenue on Chicago’s South Side in the Historic Pullman neighborhood. Eddie Fest, a free celebration featuring live music, kids’ entertainment, and other programming, will immediately follow and be held on the grounds of the Pullman National Historic Park. Chicago Federation of Labor partners with the Historic Pullman Foundation, Friends of Labor, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, National A. Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, and Illinois Labor History Society to make this year’s events safe and enjoyable for all. The website has more information, as well as links to register your organization to participate and register as a volunteer.
Contact: For more information and to register, visit www.chicagolaborparade.com.
DANVILLE
Sept. 1 – Labor Day Parade
Location: Downtown Danville Time: 8:00 a.m. lineup, 9:30 a.m. start.
Parade route starts at Davis & Vermilion going south and ending at Main & Vermilion .
Contact: Vermilion County Federation of Labor President, Oscar Williams – [email protected]
DECATUR
Sept. 1 – Labor Day Parade & Picnic
Location: Downtown Decatur, line up on South Franklin Street at Wood Street
Time: 8:30 a.m. lineup, 10 a.m. start; Theme: “It’s Better in a Union”;
Parade Contact: John Warner, 217-855-2839; There will be a picnic at Fairview Park immediately following the parade until 2 PM. This is the 12th annual combined picnic of all labor unions in Macon County, expecting about 3,000 participants. Food, refreshments, ice cream, raffles & kid games. Free to union sponsors, $25 for general public.
Picnic Contact: Lloyd Holman, 217-620-4923
GALESBURG
Sept. 1 – Labor Day Parade
Location: Downtown Galesburg, IL – Main Street
Time: 10 a.m. start
Contact: Galesburg Trades & Labor Assembly President Randall Bryan, 309-335-0907
GRANITE CITY
Sept. 1 – Labor Day Parade and Picnic – Music, food and refreshments
Location: Parade lineup begins at 9:00 a.m. in downtown Granite City on State Street between Niedringhaus & 18th Streets and will go to Wilson Park for picnic for Union Members and their family
Time: Parade starts at 10:00 a.m.
Contact: B. Dean Webb, 618-259-8558 or Mike Fultz 618-931-7212, cell 618-409-4314
WEST PEORIA
Sep. 1 – Labor Day Parade
Location: The 2025 Labor Day Parade begins at 11:00 am, and participants will line up at Bradley Park and will march down Farmington Road to Rabers for a family-friendly event featuring games, food, and more. Friends, family, and pets are invited to join
Time: Parade starts at 11 a.m. with parade lineup at 9:30 a.m.
Contact: Nancy Gardner 309-635-7308 Or Amy Flynn 309-265-8420
QUAD CITY
Sep. 1 – Labor Day Parade
Location: East Moline – lineup at John Deere Harvester Works parking lot, 1100 13th Avenue
Time: Lineup at 9 a.m. at John Deere Harvester Works parking lot at 1100 13th Ave. in East Moline; parade starts at 11 a.m. and proceeds along 15th Avenue.
Contact: Dan Gosa, 309-788-1303 or [email protected]
ROCKFORD
Sept. 1 – Labor Day Parade & Picnic
Location: Parade lineup 7th street between 4th Avenue and 6th Avenue Rockford, IL
Time: Parade lineup at 8:30am and begins at 10am.
Contact: Labor Day Parade Committee Chair Catina Barnett at [email protected]
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Aug. 22 through Sept 1 – Duquoin Illinois State Fair
Aug. 22 – Sep. 1: Labor Pavilion open each day of the fair and sponsored by The Egyptian Building Trades. Twilight Parade is August 22 at 6 PM for all union members wishing to show support by walking with the Union floats. Labor Day Picnic is September 1 at the Duquoin State Fairgrounds for all union members and their families – Doors open at 11 AM.
SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS
August 30 – Picnic for Working Families
The Springfield & Central Illinois Trades & Labor Council will be hosting a family picnic the week of Labor Day. It will be held on Saturday, August 30th at Duncan Park in Springfield, IL from Noon until 6:00 pm. It will feature food, refreshments, kid games and entertainment.
